Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Emergency Patient from Island Village Amid Storm Warning

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient with impaired consciousness from an island village. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] A storm warning accompanied by strong winds and high waves was issued in the West Sea, and emergency patients have occurred one after another in island villages, prompting the Coast Guard to urgently transport them to the mainland.

Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Im Jae-su) announced on the 1st that at 11:48 a.m. on the 30th of last month, they received a report that resident A (female, in her 80s) suddenly became semi-conscious on Jangsan-do, Sinan-gun.

Upon receiving the report, the Coast Guard dispatched a patrol vessel, boarded resident A using a stretcher at Bukgang Pier on Jangsan-do, monitored her condition, and quickly moved to Bokho Pier on Anjwa-do.

Earlier that day, at around 11:10 a.m., the Coast Guard also received a report that resident B (in his 80s) had fallen and fractured his hip on Bigeum-do, Sinan-gun, and dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the local police station to transport him to Namgang Pier on Amtae-do.

Both A and B, who were urgently transported with the help of the Coast Guard, are currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Mokpo.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official said, “Due to bad weather conditions, there were many difficulties in transporting emergency patients,” and added, “We will always do our best to protect the lives of emergency patients in island villages.”

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